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The transference of the grand narratives of history into theme park youth culture is explored via Bill \u0026amp; Ted's Excellent Adventure and the folk-myth rendition of Mel Brooks's 'irreverent' Robin Hood: Men in Tights.     The notion of 'planning' is examined in the evolution of Neil Jordan's film of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire and the exploitation of textual\/cinematic strategies is revealed in Sally Potter's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Orlando.     The BBC’s decision to film Middlemarch in Stamford is considered and, concluding the volume, charges against Tarantino for exploiting the banal and vulgar tastes of mass culture are refuted in a reading of his Pulp Fiction.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49637236900113,"sku":"GOR003988078","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0745310702.jpg?v=1750882067"},{"product_id":"alien-identities-book-deborah-cartmell-9780745314006","title":"Alien Identities","description":"This is a lively and stimulating look at representations, mutations and adaptations of 'the alien' in literature, film and television.     Using notions of the alien and alienation in a broadly defined sense, the contributors cover early science fiction, from the gothic aliens of Dracula and H.G. 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